NIU Softball (15-22, 9-8 MAC) staged a comeback Monday to take a 7-6 victory against the Bradley University Braves (18-25, 7-10 MVC) in extra innings. “We want to be the instigators,” said NIU softball head coach Kathryn Gleason. “When people...

NIU softball junior pitcher/utility Danielle “Dee Dee” Stewart captured MAC’s Player of the Week honor on Tuesday after an electrifying weekend outing at the University at Buffalo. This is Stewart’s first time receiving the honor after previously...

NIU track and field competed Saturday at the Normal Invite in Normal, Illinois, weeks after they picked up four first-place finishes at the Redbird Challenge – also in Normal – on March 29.  After finding success in its last trip to Normal, it...

Setting a new record for wins in a single season with its 21st win, NIU women’s tennis (21-5, 7-2 MAC) defeated the University at Buffalo Bulls (18-6, 5-4 MAC) in a 4-3 match to clinch the Mid-American Conference West Division title and earn its first...

NIU softball took a trip to the University at Buffalo this weekend for a three-game series. After taking a loss Friday, the Huskies came back with a vengeance Saturday afternoon.  Game 1 saw the Huskies persevere offensively to take the lead from...

Dropping its second Mid-American Conference matchup, NIU women’s tennis (20-5, 6-2 MAC) fell in a 5-2 loss to the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (10-11, 3-5 MAC). “It wasn’t a great match for us,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric...

DeKALB – As he sat before the audience at a press conference Wednesday afternoon introducing new women’s basketball head coach Jacey Brooks, NIU Vice President and Director of Athletics Sean Frazier made a simple yet confident declaration: NIU had...

NIU women’s golf wrapped up the Purdue University-hosted Boilermaker Spring Classic on Monday, finishing ninth in a field of 16 teams.  After a hot start in the first round, the Huskies fell flat in the second and third rounds.  As a team, the...

DeKALB – Tying the school record for single-season wins with its 20th win, NIU women’s tennis (20-4, 6-1 MAC) took down the Western Michigan University Broncos in a 5-2 team duel. “We just fought,” said NIU women’s tennis head coach Eric...

DeKALB – NIU softball (12-21, 7-7 MAC) shut out the Bowling Green State University Falcons (13-24, 5-8 MAC) in Sunday’s matchup, winning by a score of 4-0.  “The pitching performances all weekend were outstanding, so I’m just proud of them,”...

NIU softball (11-21, 6-7 MAC) played the Bowling Green State University Falcons (13-23, 5-7 MAC) in a doubleheader on Saturday. The two games played out similarly but ended with different outcomes. SLUGGISH SCORING  In the day’s first game, NIU...

NIU gymnastics junior Kiera O'Shea competed with the University of Alabama in the NCAA gymnastics regionals in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Friday afternoon. This is the second consecutive year O’Shea qualified for regionals on vault.  “I’m just...